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prejudice |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prejudice \Prej"u*dice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prejudiced}; p. pr & vb n. {Prejudicing}.] [Cf. F. pr['e]judicier. See {Prejudice}, n.] 1. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to as to one side or the other of a cause as to prejudice a critic or a juryman. Suffer not any beloved study to prejudice your mind so far as to despise all other learning. --I. Watts 2. To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as to prejudice a good cause Seek how may prejudice the foe. --Shak From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prejudice \Prej"u*dice\, n. [F. pr['e]judice, L. praejudicium prae before + judicium judgment. See {Prejudicate}, {Judicial}.] 1. Foresight. [Obs.] Naught might hinder his quick prejudize. --Spenser. 2. An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it an unreasonable predilection for or objection against, anything especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge. Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man. --Macaulay. 3. (Law) A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment. 4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. --Locke. England and France might through their amity, Breed him some prejudice. --Shak. Syn: Prejudgment; prepossession; bias; harm; hurt; damage; detriment; mischief; disadvantage. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prejudice n 1: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: {bias}] 2: an opinion that is preconceived and (usually) unfavorable v 1: disadvantage by prejudice; in law 2: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance [syn: {prepossess}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PREJUDICE, n. A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
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